Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-11-18
BRIE ELS.

save many thousands of dollars to farm
ers throughout the country.
AT the meeting of the Royal Arch
Chapter of Masons held in Charleston
on Monday Mr.. Gustav Brown, of
Charlestown, was elected Grand Chap
lain and Mr.. ID. w. Clendening, of
Middleway, Grand NJ. of Sd V.
YardmaSter Stuart, of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad at Roanoke, had his left
arm badly crushed while coupling cars
at that place few days ago. Conductor
Hilleary has been appointed acting yard
master until Mr.. Stuart RECEIVERS.
Cranberries, sweet potatoes, mince-
meat, new crop \. o. mOlasses, buck
wheat, maple syrup, oranges, bananas,
cOcoanuTs, New Orleans sugar, raisins,
ctron, currants, prunes, apples, pickles,
roller flour, flavoring extracts, &C., at
Trussell's grocery.
\ fertilizer agent told us the other
day that N $ j. Strider at the Uvilla
store is doing Il tremendous business, but
at the same time finds time to be hospi-
table and clever to all. We infer from
this that friend Strider filled vacuum
in the aforesaid agents anatomy.
The libel suit of Detective Alf. w.
Burnett, of Charleston, this State,
against Mr.. John o. AgliOnby and the
editors of the REGISTER, has been with
drawn. In another column will be
found card on the subject from Mr..
AgliOnby. Thus endeth our first law
sIit.
4 pathetic account Of an organized
method adopted by our soldiers, when
in the field, for celebrating the return
of Christmas. will be given in the De-
cember number of The american Maya
zine, by one of the survivors OF society
which held its last meeting during the
war.
Arbor Day was observed by the Shcp-
herdstown Graded School last Friday
by the planting of two trees and lot OF
shrubbery. There are now twenty
three trees in the yard, all of which are
growing. The pupils of the school take
great interest in the improvement of the
school grounds.
DIR. |. :. Tanner, of Shephcrdstown,
has sold his immense steer to Mr.. Suter,
a Hagerstown butcher. The animal was
a little over three years old and weighed
twenty-five hundred pounds. 1t was
perhaps the finest beef ever raised in
thi> section. DR.. Tanner get an even
hundred dollars for him.
\ workman from Mines, who was
engaged in breaking up the old bridge
timberS at Shcpherdstown last week,
was hit in the eye by small piece of
iron, causing painful injury. DR..
Reynolds gave surgical attention, aud
the man afterward went home. lie
may lose the sight of the eye.
Cards are out for the wedding OF Miss
Mary Eta Rightstine and Mr.. Edgar
Z. Richardson in the Memorial Lutheran
Church al Washington on Wednesday
evening next, November 23d. The
bride has many friends in this place,
and we Join with them in extending our
congratulations in advance of the happy
event.
The Presbyterian Synod of Virginia
will hold its centennial next year, and
will meet in the New Providence
Church. in Rockbridge county, Tuesday,
October %, 1883. 1t was organized
there 100 years ago. Rev. DR.. Hoge
will preach the centennial sermon, and
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker deliver the
centennial Grafton.
Dogs raided the fine flock of sheep of
Mr.. Benz. +. Beavers last Sunday night,
and destroyed some eight or more.
Fortunately Mr.. Beavers and Mr.. Bryant
happened TO be returning from church
at the time, and succeeded in killing one
of the dogs in the field and pursued an
other and hung him up To a fence stake
otherwise the loss of sheep might
have been much greater.-Spirit.
MIR. Theodore Nicewarner, an en-
ployee at stump II Starry'S carriage
mandatory, this city, through the
assistance of his fellow-wOrkmen, has
built for himSelfa no-top trOtting buggy
the weight of which is only 10 lbs. It's
a perfect little beauty. the workmanship
hard to excel, and goes to prove that we
have Just as high an order of mechan-
ism among US as in any of our neighbor-
inc cities and towns Democrat.
Governor Wilson of this State has is
sued his Thanksgiving proclamation,
which is as follows: "ln humble recog-
milton of the providence of Almighty
God manifested i'm the innumerable
blessings vouchsared to It's as II people,
|. f. W. Wilson, Governor of the State
of West Virginia. do hereby recommend
that Thursday, the oath day of Novem
Der, 1887, be- set apart as Il day Of thanks
giving aud prayer. May the occasion
be observed with that sincere devotion
which incliues the heart to beneyolence
and charity"
We are informed that Mr.. L. II. Baker
has purchased the good will and fixtures
of the Carter House from Mr.. Wyatt,
and assumed control On yesterday Mon
day.. Mr. Baker has been the efficient
chief clerk of the house for two years
and has demonstrated his capability as
hotel man. His experience in hotel
life dates back OF his connection with
the Carter House, having conducted
81, in